Senior XR Experience Architect (Unity Lead)

USP College; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

Hybrid working

Immersive teaching rooms

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

USP College in Chelmsford is seeking a Senior Experience Engineer to lead architecture and development of immersive XR learning experiences, combining Unity/C# development with scalable technical platforms. You will drive prototypes through to deployment, mentor staff, and collaborate with curriculum, research, and commercial teams, while ensuring accessibility, performance and reliability across projects.

The role offers hybrid working, opportunities to work with motion capture, photogrammetry,

Qualifications

• Essential degree-level qualification and at least five years' experience in a comparable technical development role.
• Advanced Unity, C# and XR development experience, including Quest, OpenXR and XR Interaction Toolkit.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable interactive experiences, game systems and multi-system technical platforms.
• Strong knowledge of 3D production, software engineering standards, accessibility, performance and quality assurance.
• Excellent technical leadership, planning, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development and continuous improvement of XR Studios' immersive experiences and technical platforms.
• Shape projects across curriculum innovation, research and development, and commercial client work.
• Support demonstrations, workshops, client projects and studio activity involving motion capture, green screen, photogrammetry and content capture.
• Mentor early-career team members and promote a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Skills

Unity

C#

XR development

OpenXR

XR Toolkit

3D production

Accessibility

Leadership

Performance QA

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Unreal Engine

Normcore

Photon Fusion

Unity Netcode

Shader development

Job description

USP College in Chelmsford is seeking a Senior Experience Engineer to lead architecture and development of immersive XR learning experiences, combining Unity/C# development with scalable technical platforms. You will drive prototypes through to deployment, mentor staff, and collaborate with curriculum, research, and commercial teams, while ensuring accessibility, performance and reliability across projects.

The role offers hybrid working, opportunities to work with motion capture, photogrammetry,